Keeping Control: Understanding and Overcoming Fecal Incontinence (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book) (Paperback)

by Marvin M. Schuster MD (Author), Jacqueline Wehmueller (Author) "Most people take bowel control for granted..." (more)
Key Phrases: anorectal ultrasound, continence works, keyhole deformity (more...)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"An excellent resource for the thousands of people who live with fecal incontinence." -- Detroit Free Press

"A comprehensive resource. Among its topics are diagnostic tests; behavioral treatment techniques, such as biofeedback and habit training; and surgery options." -- Kansas City Star

"This short, easy to read book is a sensitive and practical guide to managing one of the few remaining closet issues in healthcare. From the introductory story about a young woman with spina bifida who overcomes her urinary and fecal incontinence to the epilogue by Nancy J. Norton, the founding director of the International Foundation for Bowel Dysfunction, the message is one of hope and perseverance." -- Ostomy/Wound Management

Product Description
A compassionate, medically reliable, and thoroughly informative resource for anyone who wants to understand the possible causes of fecal incontinence and learn about important advances in management and treatment, this book also includes a glossary of terms and valuable information about contacting support groups and using additional resources. Illustrations.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 176 pages
• Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press; 1 edition (August 1, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0801849160
• ISBN-13: 978-0801849169
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.7 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,400,261 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very helpful and informative; clearly understood, March 27, 1998

By A Customer

I read this book at suggestion of my therapist. I later purchased this book to be able to refer to it. I am a nurse and am having difficulty understanding what is happening to my body. I found this book basic enough for the lay person and still not insulting to my intelligence. I would recommend this book to anyone who is having problems with anal incontinence.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The only resource for women with birth injuries resulting in anal incontinence, May 28, 2007

By	Janice M. Swanson - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

As a nurse educator, I found this book invaluable; I suffered injured muscles during childbirth of my first child which did not show up until 35 years later as fecal incontinence. I had a prolapsed bowel and had 13 inches of my colon removed. Now a close friend, at 38 years of age, is experiencing the same thing. This is a common experience among women during childbirth yet I was misdiagnosed by 3 physicians. The only help is this book, which I am sending to this friend. There should be more books and magazine articles about this common condition, and these women need the expertise of colon surgeons following childbirth to insure proper treatment that will prevent the occurrence of this condition. An explanation of the condition and how to get expert help and support is contained in this valuable book.